Morgentaler decision turns 20

By Laureen McMahon

This year is the 20th anniversary of the decriminalization of abortion in Canada, which Dr. Henry Morgentaler is calling the "crowning achievement" of his career.

Morgentaler made the remarks in a Jan. 14 interview in the National Review of Medicine.

The price of his "success," however, has been the silencing of the voices of 2 million babies since 1988.

To give a voice to these innocent victims, the Coquitlam Pro-Life Society and several other pro-life groups are placing billboards along highways and at transit stops to remind everyone of the abortion holocaust.

At 7:30 p.m., on Jan. 1, a CPLS-sponsored billboard went up along the Lougheed Highway near the Pitt River Bridge.

While funds have been raised to cover the billboard for four months, CPLS spokeswoman Colleen Roy said they are appealing for donations to help pay for the rest of the year. To help with funding, please call CPLS at 604-721-7479.

Yvonne Douma, executive director of Pro Life BC, told The B.C. Catholic that Surrey Delta Pro-Life has ordered a billboard and ads for four transit shelters. To help, call 604-574-0225.

Pro-life societies in Chilliwack, Langley, and Abbotsford are also putting up billboards. Phone numbers are 604-795-3091, 604-534-1195, and 604-852-4623 respectively.

So far, said Douma, the only other location to report ordering transit shelter ads and billboards in B.C. is Kelowna. For more information, call 250-862-8202.

On Jan. 28, the exact anniversary of the court decision decriminalizing abortion, pro-lifers will hold a candlelight vigil outside Our Lady of Fatima Church in Coquitlam. A mini "field of crosses" will be formed for two weeks: 274 crosses to represent the number of abortions performed each day in Canada.